{
  "id": 2252317,
  "title": "Ariana Grande Blasts Trump Administration for Using ‘We Can’t Be Friends’ in Social Post: ‘Your Truth Is False’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/ariana-grande-blasts-trump-administration-for-using-we-cant-be",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T23:43:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/music/news/ariana-grande-slams-trump-we-cant-be-friends-tiktok-post-1236839607/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ariana Grande has spoken out against the Trump administration for using her song \"We Can't Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)\" in a social media post. The Team Trump TikTok account posted a video on Thursday with the song as its soundtrack, featuring Trump walking towards a podium and promoting a statement about women's sports.\n\nThe post included lyrics from Grande's song and a caption that read \"Men can't have babies and should never compete in women's sports.\" Grande responded to the post, stating \"Never use my music again. Also, your truth is false.\" This is not the first time Grande has condemned the Trump administration for using her music; in June, she spoke out against ICE for using her song \"Bye\" in a post.\n\nGrande's fans also alerted her to the TikTok post, with one writing \"Does Ariana know he's using her song AGAIN.\" The incident has sparked further controversy surrounding the use of celebrities' music in political campaigns.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Ariana Grande Slams Trump For Using Her Song In Anti-Trans TikTok: “Your Truth Is False”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/ariana-grande-slams-trump-for-using-her-song-in-anti-trans-tiktok",
        "published": "2026-08-20T23:08:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "Ariana Grande Slams Team Trump After It Uses ‘We Can’t Be Friends’ in TikTok Video: ‘Your Truth is False’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/ariana-grande-slams-team-trump-after-it-uses-we-cant-be-friends-in",
        "published": "2026-08-21T00:18:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}